Velyka Novosilka Raion (Ukrainian: Великоновосілківський район) is one of the 33 raions of Donetsk Oblast, located in southwestern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the urban-type settlement of Velyka Novosilka. Population: 41,364 (2013 est.)[1].

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census,[2]

Ethnicity
Ukrainians 31,850 64.6%
Greeks 9,730 19.7%
Russians 6,568 13.3%
Belarusians 240 0.5%
Turks 168 0.3%

References

  1. ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015. 
  2. ^ "Національний склад та рідна мова населення Донецької області" [Ethnic and lingustic composition of Donetsk Oblast] (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 27 November 2012.